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20100112677 | STERILE ENVIRONMENT MAINTAINING APPARATUS - Provided is a sterile environment maintaining apparatus capable of sterilizing a sterile room in a shorter time than conventional ones. | 05-06-2010 |
20100189607 | ISOLATOR - An isolator includes a workroom having a first sterilizing material supply port, a first sterilizing material discharge port, a first gas supply port and a first gas discharge port, a sterilization chamber having a second sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material discharge port, a second gas supply port and a second gas discharge port, a sterilizing material supply unit, a first sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the first sterilizing material supply port, a second sterilizing material supply path connecting the sterilizing material supply unit to the second sterilizing material supply port, a first circulating path connecting the first sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a second circulating path connecting the second sterilizing material discharge port to the sterilizing material supply unit, a first gas supply path, a second gas supply path, a first gas discharge path, a second gas discharge path, and a control unit. | 07-29-2010 |
20100196216 | STERILIZING MATERIAL SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ISOLATOR - A sterilizing material supply apparatus has a sterilizing material gas generator including a mist generation unit and a vaporizing unit. In the mist generation unit, hydrogen peroxide solution in a cup is converted into a mist by ultrasonic vibration generated by an ultrasonic vibrator. The hydrogen peroxide solution which has been turned into the mist is heated by a heater in the vaporizing unit so as to be gasified. The gasified hydrogen peroxide solution is supplied to a workroom of an isolator as a sterilizing gas. | 08-05-2010 |
20110027131 | STERILE SUBSTANCE SUPPLYING APPARATUS - A sterile-substance-supplying apparatus comprising: an atomization unit including a reservoir unit to reserve hydrogen peroxide, and an ultrasound vibrator to impart ultrasound vibration to the reserved hydrogen peroxide to be atomized; an evaporation unit, provided above the reservoir unit, that heats the atomized hydrogen peroxide to be evaporated; a connecting member connecting the evaporation unit and the atomization unit to each other; a hydrogen-peroxide-supply port to allow the hydrogen peroxide to be supplied to the reservoir unit; a carrier-gas-supply port, provided at the connecting member, that allows carrier gas for allowing the atomized hydrogen peroxide to flow to the evaporation unit to be supplied; and a container portion to reserve a substance for transmitting the ultrasound vibration generated by the ultrasound vibrator, and a metal vibrating plate, provided at a bottom portion of the reservoir unit, that transmits to the hydrogen peroxide the ultrasound vibration transmitted through the substance. | 02-03-2011 |
20140335531 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PRODUCT IN REAL TIME - There is provided an apparatus for detecting a nucleic acid amplification product in real time, which is capable of effectively excluding or reducing apparatus error factors without using a second fluorescence signal used for correction. A plurality of wells | 11-13-2014 |
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20110189765 | INCUBATOR - An incubator including a cultivating chamber for cultivating cultures, a water supply control unit for supplying water into the cultivating chamber through a water supply passage and adjusting the humidity of the inside of the cultivating chamber, and a filter provided in the water supply passage. | 08-04-2011 |
20110212513 | ISOLATOR FOR CELL CULTURE - An isolator for cultivating cells including a working chamber having a plurality of gloves arranged side by side into which operator's hands are inserted to operate cells, the working chamber being sectioned into at least an operation area for operating the cells, and an auxiliary working area for opening a packaged auxiliary instrument used to operate the cells, a gas supply unit that supplies gas into the working chamber so that the gas flows downwardly from an upper side in the working chamber, and a gas flow control unit for controlling the flow of the downwardly flowing gas so that the gas flows from the operation area to the auxiliary working area around the gloves, wherein the gas flow control unit has an exhaust hole portion that has an opened area for passing the gas therethrough and is provided at a lower portion of at least the auxiliary working area, and through which the gas in the auxiliary working area is exhausted. | 09-01-2011 |
20140120009 | ISOLATOR - An isolator includes a work chamber, a sterilizing substance supply unit, a gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit, a work chamber barometer, and a controller. The controller is configured to control execution of a gas flow channel leak test for checking a gas leak in a gas flow channel based on a detection result by the work chamber barometer after making the gas flow channel pressure adjustment unit increase or decrease the pressure in the gas flow channel, and is configured to control supply of the sterilizing substance by the sterilizing substance supply unit. The controller performs heating of a heater, which accompanies the supply of the sterilizing substance, in parallel with the gas flow channel leak test. | 05-01-2014 |
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20120065960 | GENERATING PARSER COMBINATION BY COMBINING LANGUAGE PROCESSING PARSERS - A computer implemented method, a computer system, and a program for generating a parser combination. The method includes: generating a parser combination by combining parsers each associated with at least one grammar description, where the step is carried out using (i) at least one grammar description means and (ii) a computer device. The computer system includes: a processor, a memory connected to the processor, and a parser generator for generating a parser combination in the memory by combining parsers each associated with at least one grammar description, and at least one grammar description type means. | 03-15-2012 |
20130339377 | METHOD OF TRANSFORMING SETS OF INPUT STRINGS INTO AT LEAST ONE PATTERN EXPRESSION THAT IS STRING EXPRESSING SETS OF INPUT STRINGS, METHOD OF EXTRACTING TRANSFORMATION PATTERN AS APPROXIMATE PATTERN EXPRESSION, AND COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE METHODS - The present invention provides a method of extracting a transformation pattern as an approximate pattern expression. In the process of transforming the sets of input strings to at least one pattern expression, the transformation pattern transforming the sets of input strings to the pattern expression. The method includes: 1) preparing one structure including multiple nodes each representing a state and multiple edges each representing a transition; 2) generating a first reduced structure by removing at least one state in one structure from one structure and by merging at least two edges including an edge associated with the removed state in the one structure; 3) generating a first approximate pattern expression based on the first reduced structure; and 4) presenting the first approximate pattern expression. | 12-19-2013 |
20140289178 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A method for acquiring an input value such that an output value differs before and after refactoring is not known and an information processing apparatus searching for such an input value that inequivalent output values can be brought about for the equivalent input values among multiple target programs. The apparatus including: an acquisition section acquiring, for each of the multiple target programs, an input/output constraint showing a condition to be satisfied by an input value and an output value; a constraint condition generating section generating a constraint condition which becomes true when the multiple input/output constraints for the multiple target programs are satisfied, input values for the multiple target programs are equivalent, and output values for the multiple target programs are not equivalent; and a constraint releasing section giving the constraint condition to a constraint solver to obtain an input value satisfying the constraint condition. | 09-25-2014 |
20140295903 | PEER-TO-PEER EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION USING PUBLIC BROADCASTING - A method for emergency communication includes encoding a message for visual display including a message to field and a message from field. The visual display is revealed to a reading device in communication with a broadcast center, which stores the visual display. The messages are decoded and sorted from visual displays at the broadcast center. On an index channel, a time and channel number for when a message body of the message will be broadcast on a message channel is broadcasted. The message body is broadcasted on the message channel. | 10-02-2014 |
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20120293541 | MANIPULATION OF AN OBJECT AS AN IMAGE OF A MAPPING OF GRAPH DATA - Techniques are disclosed for effectively reflecting a manipulation of an object in graph data. In one example, a method enables a manipulation performed on an object as an image of a mapping of at least a part of graph data including nodes and edges to be reflected in the graph data. The method includes the step of specifying, from among nodes in the graph data that are related to the object being modified by the manipulation, a shared node that may be related to another object as well, and the step of reflecting the manipulation in the graph data while preventing the shared node from being modified. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293542 | Manipulation of an Object as an Image of a Mapping of Graph Data - Techniques are disclosed for effectively reflecting a manipulation of an object in graph data. In one example, a method enables a manipulation performed on an object as an image of a mapping of at least a part of graph data including nodes and edges to be reflected in the graph data. The method includes the step of specifying, from among nodes in the graph data that are related to the object being modified by the manipulation, a shared node that may be related to another object as well, and the step of reflecting the manipulation in the graph data while preventing the shared node from being modified. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296923 | METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING PART OF GRAPH DATA TO DATA STRUCTURE AS AN IMAGE OF HOMOMORPHISM - To provide a method, program, and system for converting graph data to a data structure that enables manipulations in various applications to be reflected in the original graph data. The method uses at least one graph matching pattern to convert at least a part of graph data including nodes and edges to a data structure as an image of a homomorphism thereof. A pattern is provided which includes one representative node variable having a first constraint that at most one node in the graph data matches the representative node variable; the node is prohibited from matching a node variable in another pattern. The method includes the step of performing matching between the graph data and the pattern to obtain a matching result that does not violate constraints including the first constraint, and the step of generating a data structure corresponding to the matching result that does not violate the constraints. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296924 | METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING PART OF GRAPH DATA TO DATA STRUCTURE AS AN IMAGE OF HOMOMORPHISM - To provide a method, program, and system for converting graph data to a data structure that enables manipulations in various applications to be reflected in the original graph data. The method uses at least one graph matching pattern to convert at least a part of graph data including nodes and edges to a data structure as an image of a homomorphism thereof. A pattern is provided which includes one representative node variable having a first constraint that at most one node in the graph data matches the representative node variable; the node is prohibited from matching a node variable in another pattern. The method includes the step of performing matching between the graph data and the pattern to obtain a matching result that does not violate constraints including the first constraint, and the step of generating a data structure corresponding to the matching result that does not violate the constraints. | 11-22-2012 |
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20140021095 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - The present invention provides a method for producing a hydrocarbon oil, including performing a hydrocracking by continuously feeding, to a hydrocracking reactor containing a hydrocracking catalyst, a wax to be processed including: a raw wax containing 70% by mass or more of straight-chain hydrocarbons with a boiling point of higher than 360° C.; and an uncracked wax containing 70% by mass or more of straight-chain hydrocarbons with a boiling point of higher than 360° C., which uncracked wax is separated from a hydrocracking product discharged from the reactor, to thereby yield a hydrocarbon oil including hydrocarbons with a boiling point of 360° C. or lower. | 01-23-2014 |
20140076782 | REGENERATED HYDROGENATION REFINING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The regenerated hydrotreating catalyst of the present invention is a regenerated hydrotreating catalyst prepared by regenerating a used hydrotreating catalyst comprising a catalyst support including an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity, and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support and selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the regenerated hydrotreating catalyst contains 0.05 to 1% by mass of a carbonaceous substance in terms of a carbon atom based on the entire mass of the catalyst. | 03-20-2014 |
20140083907 | REGENERATED HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The regenerated hydrocracking catalyst according to the present invention is a regenerated hydrocracking catalyst prepared by regenerating a used hydrocracking catalyst including: a catalyst support containing zeolite and an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity; and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support, selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the regenerated hydrocracking catalyst contains 0.05 to 1% by mass of a carbonaceous substance in terms of carbon atoms based on the entire mass of the catalyst. | 03-27-2014 |
20140124411 | HYDROCRACKING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The hydrocracking catalyst of the present invention is a hydrocracking catalyst comprising a catalyst support comprising a zeolite and an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity, and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support and selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the hydrocracking catalyst contains a carbonaceous substance comprising a carbon atom, and the content of the carbonaceous substance in the hydrocracking catalyst is 0.05 to 1% by mass in terms of the carbon atom. | 05-08-2014 |
20140162871 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGENATION CATALYST - The present invention provides a method for producing a hydroprocessing catalyst including a supporting step of allowing a catalyst support having a content of a carbonaceous substance containing carbon atoms of 0.5% by mass or less in terms of carbon atoms to support an active metal component containing at least one active metal element selected from metals belonging to Group 6, Group 8, Group 9 and Group 10 in the periodic table, to obtain a catalyst precursor, and a calcining step of calcining the catalyst precursor obtained in the supporting step to obtain the hydroprocessing catalyst. | 06-12-2014 |
20140326642 | HYDROGENATION REFINING CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYDROCARBON OIL - The hydrotreating catalyst of the present invention is a hydrotreating catalyst including a catalyst support including an amorphous composite metal oxide having solid acidity, and at least one active metal supported by the catalyst support and selected from noble metals of Group 8 to Group 10 in the periodic table, wherein the hydrotreating catalyst contains a carbonaceous substance including a carbon atom, and the content of the carbonaceous substance in the hydrotreating catalyst is 0.05 to 1% by mass in terms of the carbon atom. | 11-06-2014 |
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20120004329 | LIQUID FUEL PRODUCING METHOD AND LIQUID FUEL PRODUCING SYSTEM - A liquid fuel producing method which synthesizes hydrocarbons from a synthesis gas by a Fisher-Tropsch synthesis reaction and produces liquid fuels by using the hydrocarbons, the method includes: subjecting the hydrocarbons to a pretreatment in the presence of a hydrogen by using a catalyst for the pretreatment in which at least one kind of metal selected from metals of Groups 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 14 of the Periodic Table is supported on a carrier; and hydroprocessing the hydrocarbons by using a hydroprocessing catalyst after the pretreatment. | 01-05-2012 |
20120168349 | HYDROCRACKING PROCESS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A hydrocracking process that includes a wax fraction hydrocracking step of hydrocracking the wax fraction contained within a Fischer-Tropsch synthetic oil to obtain a hydrocracked product, a gas-liquid separation step of using a multi-stage gas-liquid separator to separate the hydrocracked product into a gas component, a heavy oil component and a light oil component, a specific component content estimation step of determining the flow rate ratio between the heavy oil component and the light oil component, and using this flow rate ratio to determine an estimated value for the content of a specific hydrocarbon component contained within the hydrocracked product, and a control step of controlling the operation of the wax fraction hydrocracking step on the basis of this estimated value, so that the content of the specific hydrocarbon component falls within a predetermined range. | 07-05-2012 |
20120211401 | PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATING NAPHTHA FRACTION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A process for hydrotreating a naphtha fraction that includes a step of estimating the difference between the naphtha fraction hydrotreating reactor outlet temperature and inlet temperature, based on the reaction temperature of the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction and the ratio of the flow rate of the treated naphtha fraction returned to the naphtha fraction hydrotreating step relative to the flow rate of the treated naphtha fraction discharged from the naphtha fraction hydrotreating step, a step of measuring the difference between the naphtha fraction hydrotreating reactor outlet temperature and inlet temperature, and a step of adjusting the reaction temperature of the naphtha fraction hydrotreating step so that the measured difference between the naphtha fraction hydrotreating reactor outlet temperature and inlet temperature becomes substantially equal to the estimated difference between the naphtha fraction hydrotreating reactor outlet temperature and inlet temperature. | 08-23-2012 |
20120232172 | HYDROCRACKING PROCESS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - A hydrocracking process for a wax fraction that includes a wax fraction hydrocracking step of hydrocracking a wax fraction contained within liquid hydrocarbons synthesized by a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, thereby obtaining a hydrocracked product, a fractional distillation step of supplying the hydrocracked product to a fractionator in which a bottom cut temperature is set to a constant value, and obtaining at least a middle distillate and a bottom oil from the fractionator, a recycling step of resupplying all of the bottom oil to the wax fraction hydrocracking step, and a hydrocracking control step of controlling the wax fraction hydrocracking step using a flow rate of the bottom oil as an indicator. | 09-13-2012 |
20130143971 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a slurry bed reactor holding a slurry of a liquid hydrocarbon in which a catalyst is suspended; the hydrocarbon oil is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil containing the catalyst fine powder by a rectifying column; at least part of the column bottom oil is transferred to a storage tank, and the catalyst fine powder is sedimented to the bottom of the storage tank to capture the catalyst fine powder; a residue of the column bottom oil is transferred from the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil from which the catalyst fine powder is captured by the storage tank is transferred from the storage tank to the hydrocracker; and using the hydrocracker, the residue of the column bottom oil and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil is hydrocracked. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144099 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction using a catalyst within a slurry bed reactor is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil in a rectifying column, part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a first transfer line that connects a column bottom of the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, at least part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a second transfer line branched from the first transfer line and connected to the first transfer line downstream of the branching point, the amount of the catalyst fine powder to be captured is monitored while the catalyst fine powder in the column bottom oil that flows in the second transfer line are captured by a detachable filter provided in the second transfer line, and the column bottom oil is hydrocracked within the hydrocracker. | 06-06-2013 |
20130146088 | METHOD FOR WASHING REACTOR - The method for cleaning a reactor of the present invention comprises passing a solvent through a wax-fraction hydrocracking apparatus which is charged with a catalyst and to which supply of a wax fraction is stopped, wherein the solvent comprising at least one oil selected from a group consisting of hydrocarbon and vegetable oils, and having a sulfur content of less than 5 ppm and being in a liquid state at 15° C. | 06-13-2013 |
20140377142 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction using a slurry bed reactor holding a slurry of a liquid hydrocarbon in which a catalyst is suspended; the hydrocarbon oil is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil containing the catalyst fine powder by a rectifying column; at least part of the column bottom oil is transferred to a storage tank, and the catalyst fine powder is sedimented to the bottom of the storage tank to capture the catalyst fine powder; a residue of the column bottom oil is transferred from the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil from which the catalyst fine powder is captured by the storage tank is transferred from the storage tank to the hydrocracker; and using the hydrocracker, the residue of the column bottom oil and/or the supernatant of the column bottom oil is hydrocracked. | 12-25-2014 |
20150051429 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUBRICATING-OIL BASE OIL - A method for producing a lubricant base oil which comprises a first step of carrying out isomerization dewaxing by contacting, in the presence of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon oil containing normal paraffin having a boiling point of 360° C. or higher, with a hydroisomerization catalyst under conditions such that a cracking rate defined in the following formula (1) is 10 mass % or less, and a second step of carrying out the above isomerization dewaxing by temporarily switching the above conditions to conditions such that the cracking rate is 13 mass % or more. | 02-19-2015 |
20150051432 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROISOMERIZATION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUBRICANT BASE OIL - A method for producing a hydroisomerization catalyst according to the present invention includes: a first step of preparing a catalyst to be treated, which contains a support having a one-dimensional porous structure including a 10-membered ring and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of: group 8 to 10 metals of the periodic table, Mo, and W supported on the hydroisomerization catalyst; and a second step of producing a hydroisomerization catalyst having a carbon content of 0.4 to 2.5% by mass by subjecting the catalyst to be treated to a coking treatment by means of a carbon-containing compound. | 02-19-2015 |
20150060332 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUBRICANT BASE OIL - A method for producing a lubricant base oil, the method comprising a first step of fractionating, from a hydrocarbon oil containing a base oil fraction and a heavy fraction that is heavier than the base oil fraction, the base oil fraction and the heavy fraction, and a second step of obtaining a dewaxed oil by isomerization and dewaxing of the base oil fraction fractionated in the first step, wherein a hydrocracked oil obtained by hydrocracking the heavy fraction fractionated in the first step is returned to the first step. | 03-05-2015 |
20150065761 | DIESEL FUEL OR DIESEL FUEL BASE STOCK AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a hydrotreating step (A) containing a hydroisomerization step (A1) that obtains a hydroisomerized oil (a1) by bringing a FT synthesis oil into contact with a hydroisomerization catalyst and/or a hydrocracking step (A2) that obtains a hydrocracked oil (a2) by bringing it into contact with a hydrocracking catalyst, and a fractionation step (B) that transfers at least a portion of the hydrotreated oil (a) composed of the hydroisomerized oil (a1) and/or the hydrocracked oil (a2) to a fractionator and, at the very least, obtains a middle distillate (b1) with a 5% distillation point of 130 to 170° C. and a 95% distillation point of 240 to 300° C., and a heavy oil (b2) that is heavier than the middle distillate (b1). | 03-05-2015 |
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20110129434 | MOISTURIZING AGENT - Disclosed is a moisturizing agent comprising a copolymer represented by formula (1). [In formula (1), A represents a substituent containing an oligosaccharide composed of 2 to 6 monosaccharide molecules bound to each other; B represents a group represented by formula (2); m and n represent numbers which meet the following equation m:n=9:1 to 1:9; and Z represents a hydrogen group, a methyl group or an ethyl group.] [In formula (2), X represents a saturated or unsaturated monocyclic or dicyclic ring having 5 to 10 ring-constituting members, or a molecule containing a nitrogen or an oxygen, provided that the ring may contain 1 to 3 atoms independently selected from the group consisting of a nitrogen, a sulfur and an oxygen; n represents a number of 0 or 1; Y represents —NHCO—, —CONH—, —NHCONH—, —NH—, —CO, or an alkyl group having 0 or more carbon atoms; and R represents a linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which, if required, may be substituted by one or two hydroxy, mercapto, amino, cyano, heterocyclyl, heterocyclyloxy, phenyl, benzyl, heteroaryl, phenoxy, benzyloxy or heteroaryloxy groups.] | 06-02-2011 |
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20100207701 | Waveguide circulator - A waveguide circulator which does not cause an arcing phenomenon and deterioration of microwave characteristic, even when a ferrite member generates heat to raise a temperature thereof. The waveguide circulator is composed of a waveguide formed substantially in Y-shape with rectangular waveguides which are provided so as to position horizontally on a predetermined plane, and further they are extended in different three directions from junction positions of the waveguide wherein two ferrite members are placed in the junction positions thereof so as to oppose to each other on the upper and lower sides in the height direction perpendicular to the predetermined plane wherein an extended section extending in the height direction in the vicinities of the junction positions of the waveguides is formed, and a distance between the ferrite members is expanded to compensate decreased impedance. | 08-19-2010 |
20120025833 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a bore configured to accommodate a subject therein, an RF coil positioned about the bore, and an RF shield positioned about the RF coil. The RF coil includes a first portion positioned adjacent a lower surface side of the bore and spaced a distance from the RF shield that is larger than a distance between a second portion of the RF coil and an upper surface side of the bore. | 02-02-2012 |
20120212225 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a bore configured to accommodate a subject therein, an RF coil positioned about the bore, and an RF shield positioned about the RF coil. The RF coil includes a first portion positioned adjacent a lower surface side of the bore and spaced a distance from the RF shield that is larger than a distance between a second portion of the RF coil and an upper surface side of the bore. | 08-23-2012 |
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20100087737 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A bias gate part supplies a bias current to a transmission pulse generator. The transmission pulse generator receives the supply 6of the bias current, amplifies an input voltage, and supplies an output voltage obtained by the amplification to array transducer elements. In accordance with the timing of transmitting ultrasound waves from the array transducer elements and the level of the output voltage supplied to the array transducer elements, the bias gate part supplies the bias current to the transmission pulse generator while changing the timing of supplying the bias current. | 04-08-2010 |
20120310096 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - To be able to control an aperture in ultrasound transducer units comprised such that the signals from a plurality of ultrasound transducers are added and output. An ultrasound probe comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducers, a plurality of delay circuits, and an adder circuit, and configured to be able to control a reception aperture of ultrasound waves. The delay circuit performs a delay processing to reception signals. The adder circuit adds and outputs the reception signals for each predetermined group. The ultrasound probe further comprises a gate means. The gate means switches connection and disconnection of the signal path for each signal path arranged between the ultrasound transducer and the adder circuit. The gate means also connects only the signal path from the ultrasound transducer corresponding to the initial reception aperture that is previously set after the transmission of ultrasound waves within the cycle of the ultrasound waves and sequentially connects the corresponding signal path from the ultrasound transducer that is closer to the initial reception aperture according to the lapse in time of the reception period. | 12-06-2012 |
20130303918 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound probe and ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus that can maintain surface temperature of an ultrasound probe within a safe range, without reduction in performance. The ultrasound probe includes a casing, a transducer, an electronic circuit, and a heat-transfer construction. Elements of the transducer are aligned at one end of the casing and send out ultrasound waves in accordance with their respective delay times. The electronic circuit, disposed in the casing, includes a delay circuit setting delay times and pulsers for generating pulses in accordance with the delay times, the pulses being sent to the transducer. While the electronic circuit is being energized, the heat-transfer construction disposes a member having a low heat conductivity at least either between the electronic circuit and the casing or between the electronic circuit and the transducer. Thereby, heat from the electronic circuit is conducted to the other end of the casing. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310695 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - To provide an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus capable of appropriately assigning a transmission delay time of a group to a transducer without complicated wires. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus of the embodiment comprises a plurality of transducers, a timing pulse generator, a switch part, and a switch controller. Ultrasound waves are transmitted to the transducers. The timing pulse generator has output terminals for outputting timing pulses based on a delay time to a channel corresponding to each of the transducers, in which a plurality of output terminals are divided into groups and each group has the output terminals of a specific number greater than two. The timing pulse generator then generates the transmission delay time within a predetermined time range for the each group. The switch part selectively connects the channels with the output terminals. The switch controller divides the plurality of channels into channel regions of the same number as the specific number, and controls the switch part so as to correspond between the groups and the regions by connecting the channels and the output terminals. | 11-21-2013 |
20140121519 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, a transmission unit, a reception unit, a correction unit, an image processing unit and a display unit. The ultrasonic probe includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements. The reception unit stores a plurality of image generation reception signals corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements, generates a reception beam in accordance a predetermined reception condition by using each of the stored image generation reception signals, and stores a plurality of correction reception signals corresponding to the plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements. The correction unit receives the plurality of correction reception signals and corrects at least one of the transmission conditions and the reception condition based on the plurality of correction reception signals. | 05-01-2014 |
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20090139058 | Hinge Apparatus and Foldable Electronic Device - A hinge apparatus of the present invention comprises a first rotational shaft which rotates a first casing and a second casing relative to each other from a state where the first and second casings are folded down, and opens the first and second casings in a vertical direction, a second rotational shaft which rotates the first casing and the second casing relative to each other in a horizontal direction, a coupling member which couples the first rotational shaft and the second rotational shaft together, with an end portion of the first rotational shaft being overlapped with an end portion of the second rotational shaft, and an engagement member which allows either one rotational shaft of the first rotational shaft and the second rotational shaft to engage with the other rotational shaft, thereby restricting a rotation of the other rotational shaft when the one rotational shaft rotates. | 06-04-2009 |
20100273540 | Two-Axis Hinge and Mobile Device - A two-axis hinge unit is provided with a first rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the vertical direction from a folded state with a first casing and a second casing overlapping and a second rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the horizontal direction from a folded state with the first casing and the second casing overlapping, and is provided with a restriction member positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft that, when one of the rotating shafts is in a predetermined rotational position, is pressed by this one rotating shaft and engages with the other rotating shaft, thereby restricting rotation of that other rotating shaft. | 10-28-2010 |
20120279016 | Two-Axis Hinge and Mobile Device - A two-axis hinge unit is provided with a first rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the vertical direction from a folded state with a first casing and a second casing overlapping and a second rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the horizontal direction from a folded state with the first casing and the second casing overlapping, and is provided with a restriction member positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft that, when one of the rotating shafts is in a predetermined rotational position, is pressed by this one rotating shaft and engages with the other rotating shaft, thereby restricting rotation of that other rotating shaft. | 11-08-2012 |
20130003278 | Two-Axis Hinge and Mobile Device - A two-axis hinge unit is provided with a first rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the vertical direction from a folded state with a first casing and a second casing overlapping and a second rotating shaft that rotates so as to open in the horizontal direction from a folded state with the first casing and the second casing overlapping, and is provided with a restriction member positioned between the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft that, when one of the rotating shafts is in a predetermined rotational position, is pressed by this one rotating shaft and engages with the other rotating shaft, thereby restricting rotation of that other rotating shaft. | 01-03-2013 |
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20090040622 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes a first lens unit having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens unit having a positive refractive power in that order from an object side to an image side. Zooming is performed by changing distances between the lens units. The first lens unit includes two or less lenses and the second lens unit consists of a negative lens and a positive lens in that order from the object side to the image side. The zoom lens satisfies the following condition: | 02-12-2009 |
20090257130 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group of negative refracting power, a second lens group of positive refracting power and a third lens group of positive refracting power, wherein the first and second lens groups are configured to move during a zooming operation, and wherein a focal length of the whole system at a wide-angle end, a focal length of the whole system at a telephoto end, focal lengths of the first, second, and third lens groups, the lateral magnification of the second lens group at the wide-angle end, and the lateral magnification of the second lens group at the telephoto end are appropriately set to assure a zoom lens which is small in the lens whole system size and which provides good optical performance throughout the whole zoom range. | 10-15-2009 |
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20100279955 | NOVEL LIPID TRIPEPTIDE-BASED HYDROGELATOR AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a hydrogelator that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A hydrogelator comprising a lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 11-04-2010 |
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20120035108 | SPRAY BASE MATERIAL INCLUDING LOW-MOLECULAR GELATOR - There is provided a spray base material that can be safely used with a sense of security, that prevents leakage of liquid from a spray container, that is sprayable under any condition (when inverted, for example), that is sprayable to achieve uniform coating of the surface of an object (surface to be sprayed) without scattering, that causes no dripping from a sprayed surface, and that is safe when sprayed on a skin surface and the like; and a spray base material with an excellent sprayability that can include both hydrophilic and hydrophobic low-molecular compounds such as physiologically active compounds and perfume components to be used in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetics, and that has a sustained release property. A spray base material comprising an aqueous medium that is gelled by a low-molecular gelator in the medium, wherein the low-molecular gelator includes one, two, or more compounds selected from a group consisting of low-molecular compounds capable of gelling the aqueous medium via self-assembly. | 02-09-2012 |
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20130084305 | COSMETIC, EXTERNAL SKIN PREPARATION, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - It is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic or external skin preparation that has an improved feel in use, e.g., excellent stretching on the skin surface, excellent permeation into the skin, and no stickiness, or crinkles. A cosmetic or an external skin preparation, and a medical instrument, comprising at least one lipid peptide-based gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide of Formula (1): | 04-04-2013 |
20130144037 | NOVEL LIPID PEPTIDE AND HYDROGEL - There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): | 06-06-2013 |
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20140106348 | CULTURE MEDIUM COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF CULTURING CELL OR TISSUE USING THEREOF - The present invention provides a culture method of cells and/or tissues including culturing cells and/or tissues in a suspended state by using a medium composition wherein indeterminate structures are formed in a liquid medium, the structures are uniformly dispersed in the solution and substantially retain the cells and/or tissues without substantially increasing the viscosity of the solution, thus affording an effect of preventing sedimentation thereof, and the like. | 04-17-2014 |
20140113976 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF COSMETIC, PREPARATION METHOD OF GEL FOR COSMETICS, AND METHOD OF REDUCING USE AMOUNT OF POLYMER THICKENER BLENDED IN COSMETIC RAW MATERIALS - A production method of a cosmetic that includes blending at least one lipid peptide-type gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide or a pharmaceutically usable salt thereof at a ratio of 0.1% by weight to 0.5% by weight based on a mass of the polymer thickener to form a thickening gel; a preparation method of a gel for cosmetics that includes blending, into an aqueous medium for cosmetics, a polymer thickener and at least one lipid peptide-type gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide or a pharmaceutically usable salt thereof at the above-mentioned ratio to form a gel; and a method of reducing the use amount of a polymer thickener in production of a cosmetic that includes blending at least one lipid peptide-type gelator that contains a low-molecular lipid peptide or a pharmaceutically usable salt thereof at the above-mentioned ratio. | 04-24-2014 |
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20140283019 | INFORMATION TERMINAL - In an information terminal including a touch panel defining a plurality of touch points for security data entry by selecting and designating the touch points forming a prescribed graphic security pattern, the first touch point is confirmed only when a pointing member has continued to remain within a prescribed region surrounding the touch point for more than a first prescribed time period while the remaining touch points can be confirmed on a less rigorous condition so that the first touch point can be confirmed only when the user intentionally designates the first touch point, and an inadvertent confirmation of an unintended touch point as the first touch point can be effectively avoided. | 09-18-2014 |